Question

which statement best describes how settlement societies differed from hunter-gatherer societies during the agricultural revolution?
○ settlement societies were organized into groups of people who all worked together.
○ settlement societies had social classes of people with similar incomes, customs, and training
○ settlement societies were divided into groups according to the value of the crops they raised.
○ settlement societies were made up of people with similar interests, friends, and lifestyles

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: Hunter - gatherer societies also had group work (e.g., hunting in groups), so this is not a unique difference for settlement societies.
• Analyze Option 2: During the agricultural revolution, settlement societies (due to surplus food, division of labor) developed social classes. People in the same class had similar incomes (e.g., nobles vs peasants), customs, and training (e.g., artisans had specific training, nobles had training in governance).
• Analyze Option 3: Social division in settlement societies was not based on crop value. It was more about power, wealth, and occupation.
• Analyze Option 4: Similar interests/friends/lifestyles do not define the difference between settlement and hunter - gatherer societies. Social class based on economic and social factors was a key difference.

Answer:

B. Settlement societies had social classes of people with similar incomes, customs, and training